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Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
and yet Bali did not hesitate to give in charity whatever the  brāhmaṇa  wanted, and at last he gave up everything to that  brāhmaṇa . “It is my strong determination,” thought Jarāsandha, “that if I can achieve immortal reputation by sacrificing this perishable body, I must act for that purpose; the life of a  kṣatriya  who does not live for the benefit of the  brāhmaṇa  is certainly condemned.”
Actually King Jarāsandha was very liberal in giving charity to the  brāhmaṇas , and thus he informed Lord Krṣṇa, Bhīma and Arjuna: “My dear  brāhmaṇas , you can ask from me whatever you like. If you so desire, you can take my head also. I am prepared to give it.”
After this, Lord Krṣṇa addressed Jarāsandha as follows: “My dear King, please note that we are not actually  brāhmaṇas , nor have we come to ask for foodstuffs or grains. We are all  kṣatriyas , and we have come to beg a duel with you. We hope that you will agree to this proposal. You may note that here is the second son of King Pāṇḍu, Bhīmasena, and the third son of Pāṇḍu, Arjuna. As for Myself, you may know that I am your old enemy, Krṣṇa, the cousin of the Pāṇḍavas.”
When Lord Krṣṇa disclosed their disguise, King Jarāsandha began to laugh very loudly, and then in great anger and in a grave voice he exclaimed, “You fools! If you want to fight with me, I immediately grant your request. But, Krṣṇa, I know that You are a coward. I refuse to fight with You because You become very confused when You face me in fighting. Out of fear of me You left Your own city, Mathurā, and now You have taken shelter within the sea; therefore I must refuse to fight with You. As far as Arjuna is concerned, I know that he is younger than me and is not an equal fighter. I refuse to fight with him because he is not in any way an equal competitor. But as far as Bhīmasena is concerned, I think he is a suitable competitor to fight with me.” After speaking in this way, King Jarāsandha immediately handed a very heavy club to Bhīmasena, and he himself took another, and thus all of them went outside the city walls to fight.
Bhīmasena and King Jarāsandha engaged themselves in fighting, and with their respective clubs, which were as strong as thunderbolts, they began to strike one another very severely, both of them being eager to fight. They were both expert fighters with clubs, and their techniques of striking one another were so beautiful that they appeared to be two dramatic artists dancing on a stage. When the clubs of Jarāsandha and Bhīmasena loudly collided, they sounded like the impact of the big tusks of two fighting elephants or like a thunderbolt in a flashing electrical storm. When two elephants fight together in a sugarcane field, each of them